Yves is a well-known Seniors and Canadian Masters Weightlifting athlete, both in Quebec and around the Canadian weightlifting community. His promotion of weightlifting at the junior, seniors and masters level has impressed his fellow organizers, officials, athletes and spectators. Yves has been a key organizer of the 2019 World Masters Weightlifting Championships and several … Read more
Team Canada Although we did not have a large group of Canadian athletes at the Pan American Masters Championships in El Salvador, our members performed very well. Gold medals were awarded to Sylvie Guénette, Cybèle Lanthier, Yael Barak, Yves Carignan, André Boutin, Tim McAuliffe, Tin Ly, and Chris Bohonis. Silver Medals were awarded to … Read more
2024 World Masters Weightlifting Championships Welcome back Canadian Masters Weightlifters! It may have been a small Canadian group at the 2024 World Masters Weightlifting Championships, only 24 members, but they were strong contenders against the more numerous national groups. But that is understandable considering the financial investment in such international participation. Special thanks are … Read more
2024 Grand Masters U45 (Under 45) Beginning this year, WCHM initiated a Grand Masters Award to athletes who are in the age categories up to and including Age Category 40-44. The current SMF and SHMF, though representing a needed improvement from the Sinclair Formula and eventually with an upgrade to include Women athletes, still … Read more
JUDITH QUINN IMWA Hall of Fame Inductee Judy was born in 1948 in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. She was first introduced into Olympic Weightlifting at Variety Village, Toronto, while exercising with a friend, became interested and started her lifting journey at age 50. The journey continues to this day. Judy has … Read more
Canadian Masters member Paule Poulin shares our enthusiasm of including adaptive athletes as para weightlifters. In New Zealand, Paule aims to support other like-minded individuals who are working towards the inclusion of adaptive athletes into the weightlifting community. As a member of the CMWFHCM Para Weightlifting Advisory Group, she is well briefed on the Federation’s Para Weightlifting policies … Read more
JEREMY MARTIN Jeremy Martin is an NCCP Level 1 coach who has coached about 10 Masters, many who are members of our Federation. Jeremy is the Coach at Loaded Athletics, in British Columbia. Jeremy has a master degree in Kinesiology from UBC, and he is a certified coach with the NSCA CSCS. As a lifelong … Read more
This year, we will be welcoming two adaptive athletes, as para weightlifters, to the 2022 Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships. It is not an easy task to enter a weightlifting competition as a para-athlete. To date, there are no policies or practices for the inclusion of adaptive athletes as provincial level weightlifters. Provincial level weightlifting does … Read more
Director for the Advancement of Para Weightlifting and Para Sports Liaison The President of the CMWFHCM has appointed Nalani Perry, from Bedford, Nova Scotia, as the Federation’s Director for the Advancement of Para Weightlifting. Scott Glass, the Para Weightlifting Advisor will assume the role of Para Sport Liaison. These appointments will help raise the … Read more
Mission statement of the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Organization: this organization is dedicated to the promotion and development of Masters Olympic Weightlifting in Canada and shall represent the interests of Canadian Master Weightlifters. It will do so in a spirit of equity and fair play, while at the same time encouraging a fit-for-life philosophy.
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